Neurocognitive and Physiological Factors During High-Tempo Operations (Human Factors in Defence)

Rebecca Steinberg; Steven Kornguth; Michael D. Matthews

ISBN 10: 0754679233 / ISBN 13: 9780754679233

Verlag: Ashgate, 2010

Beschreibung

Hardcover, xxiv + 261 pages, NOT ex-library. Fine interior, clean and bright throughout, unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show short creases to corners. Issued without a dust jacket. -- "The book features world-renowned scientists conducting cutting-edge research into how stress affects the human body and psyche. It introduces novel pharmaceuticals and equipment designed to sustain or enhance performance under stress. The focus is on the military model, ideal for studying human performance in both short- and long-term high-stress conditions. Modern soldiers face unprecedented operational demands: unpredictable enemy tactics, ambiguous loyalties, rapidly evolving weapons systems, and the need to process vast quantities of dynamic information. During high-tempo operations, they must maintain peak cognitive and physical performance despite prolonged periods of minimal or no sleep. While a freshly trained soldier may begin with optimal skill, the combination of cognitive strain, physical exhaustion, and sleep deprivation can impair the ability to apply learned skills in complex, real-world scenarios. The book explores how mental and physical workload and sleeplessness together alter awareness, decision-making, and physical capacity. These findings inform the development of deployable fitness-for-duty measures, help improve training protocols, and assess their effectiveness, enabling personnel to operate at maximum capacity under extreme conditions. The book's insights extend beyond the military to fields like emergency medicine, law enforcement, and disaster response. Distinct from earlier publications, it presents state-of-the-art neuroscience data in a format accessible to professionals from varied backgrounds. It not only discusses behavior and perception but also integrates brain imagery and physiological evidence. The use of the soldier model throughout anchors each chapter in real-world relevance, connecting science to operational challenges. The book synthesizes hard data with field experience to show how institutions like the US Army can measure, monitor, and enhance human performance." -- Contents: 1 Introduction; Part I. Cognition During Real-World Activities 2 Promises and Challenges in Translating Neurofunctional Research for Army Applications 3 Modeling the Impact of Workload in Network Centric Supervisory Control Settings 4 Systematic Measurements of Human Behavior in Naturalistic Settings 5 Noninvasive Monitoring of Brain Function with Near Infrared Light; Part II. Cognition During Sleep Deprivation 6 Individual Differences to Sleep Deprivation Vulnerability and the Neural Connection with Task Strategy, Metacognition, Visual Spatial Attention, and White Matter Differences 7 Identification and Prediction of Substantial Differential Vulnerability to the Neurobehavioral Effects of Sleep Loss 8 Sustaining Performance: The Other Side of Sleep 9 Factors Affecting Mnemonic Performance in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Cognitive Workload; Part III. Cognition During Stress and Anxiety 10 Systems Neuroscience Approaches to Measure Brain Mechanisms Underlying Resilience: Towards Optimizing Performance 11 Cognitive Neuroscience of Insight and its Antecedents 12 Decision-making Under Risk and Stress: Developing a Testable Model 13 Brain Processes During Expert Cognitive-Motor Performance: The Impact of Mental Stress and Emotion Regulation; Part IV. Guidance from Military Leadership and Ethical Considerations 14 Military Operations: Humans Not Machines Make the Difference 15 Is Supraphysiological Enhancement Possible, and What are the Downsides? 16 US Army Future Concept for the Human Dimension: Chief Human Dimension Executive Summary 17 Sustaining Performance in Mass Casualty Environments 18 Neuropsychiatry and Aviation Safety 19 Closing Remarks: Realization of Existing Capabilities in Sustaining Performance; Index.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011295

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Neurocognitive and Physiological Factors During High-Tempo Operations (Human Factors in Defence)
• Verlag: Ashgate
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0754679233
• ISBN-13: 9780754679233
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Near Fine

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Inhaltsangabe

Neurocognitive and Physiological Factors During High-Tempo Operations features world-renowned scientists conducting groundbreaking research into the basic mechanisms of stress effects on the human body and psyche, as well as introducing novel pharmaceutics and equipment that can rescue or improve maximal performance during stress. Its focus is on the military model as an exemplar for high-stress environments, the best for understanding human performance under stress, both in the short-term as well as in the long-term.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. Steve Kornguth is the Director of the Center for Strategic and Innovative Technologies and Biological and Chemical Defense, Institute for Advanced Technology at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin and Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Neurology and Biomolecular Chemistry at The University of Wisconsin at Madison. Additionally he is a member of the Army Science Board. Dr. Kornguth's research at Wisconsin related to neural development, autoimmune diseases and development of binding agents and platforms for sensors and magnetic resonance image contrast materials. His research efforts at Austin relate to sustaining high-tempo operations performance of soldiers and developing technologies for defense against biological threats. Dr. Kornguth has also established a team of researchers from UT Austin, Baylor College of Medicine, The US Military Academy, Army Research Laboratory/HRED, and the Iron Horse Brigade (1 BCT) First Brigade Combat Team of the First Cavalry Division, to investigate the physical and cognitive correlates of high-tempo operations activity. This research includes identifying the neurophysiological markers of attentiveness, monitoring brain activity during periods of high and low vigilance, and implementing novel protocols to improve performance in high-tempo environments. Dr. Rebecca Steinberg is Program Manager and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Strategic and Innovative Technologies (CSIT) and the Institute for Advanced Technology (IAT) at the University of Texas at Austin. She oversees and contributes to a multidisciplinary multi-institutional study examining the effects of 36 hours' total sleep deprivation on cognition and physical performance of US military cadets, soldiers, and University of Texas undergraduates. Rebecca publishes a monthly newsletter detailing recent findings in the field of human performance, which can be found online at http://www.csit.utexas.edu/newsletter/newsletter.lasso. Rebecca received her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Austin, 2007, with a focus on neuroendocrinology and toxicology/pharmacology. Her dissertation research examined the effects of environmental pollutant exposure across multiple generations using hormone assays, immunocytochemistry, behavior, and gene expression arrays. Dr. Michael D. Matthews is currently Professor of Engineering Psychology at the United States Military Academy, where he serves as Director of the Engineering Psychology Program. He is a former Air Force officer with tours of duty at the US Air Force Human Resources Laboratory and as a faculty member at the US Air Force Academy. Dr. Matthews was selected as a Templeton Foundation Positive Psychology Fellow and much of his research focuses on applying Positive Psychology principles to military contexts. He is on the science advisory board for the Military Child Education Coalition, and served as President of the American Psychological Association's Division of Military Psychology from 2007 to 2008. Collectively, his research interests center on soldier performance in combat and other dangerous contexts.